Add README docs for night dimming, watchlist, and nearest airport
This commit is contained in:
12
README.md
12
README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ You can flash the firmware directly from your browser to your CYD display withou
|
||||
- **Adjustable range** (10/25/50/100 km) via on-screen button
|
||||
- **Touch-driven WiFi setup** and on-screen keyboard for first-time configuration, with up to 3 saved networks (see [WiFi Manager](#-wifi-manager-up-to-3-saved-networks) below)
|
||||
- **Location presets** – save up to 3 fixed locations, or point the radar at any place in the world (see [Location Presets](#-location-presets) below)
|
||||
- **Aircraft watchlist** – track up to 5 specific flights by callsign, with a cyan radar ring and blue LED alert when one appears (see [Watchlist](#-watchlist) below)
|
||||
- **Night dimming** – automatically dims the backlight to a softer (but still readable) level between 22:00 and 06:00 local time (see [Night Dimming](#-night-dimming) below)
|
||||
- **IP-based geolocation** (no GPS module needed) to center the radar on your location
|
||||
- **Proximity LED alert** – the onboard RGB LED blinks green when an aircraft is within 3 km (no speaker on this board, so this replaces an audible alert)
|
||||
- **Dual-core design** – all networking (WiFi, ADS-B polling, aircraft detail lookups) runs on Core 0, while the display and touch input run on Core 1, so the UI never freezes during a network request
|
||||
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ live air traffic *there* instead, regardless of where your device physically is.
|
||||
A "?" info button right on the Location Presets screen explains all of this
|
||||
again directly on the device.
|
||||
|
||||
The screen also shows the **nearest known airport** (from a built-in list of ~34 major airports worldwide) to whichever location is currently active - handy to see exactly where a foreign preset points to, or why a location has a lot of air traffic. If the airport name doesn't fit on one line, it scrolls horizontally like a marquee.
|
||||
|
||||
### 📶 WiFi Manager (up to 3 saved networks)
|
||||
Under **Menu → WiFi/Network** you can save up to 3 WiFi networks at once (not
|
||||
just one). On boot, the device automatically connects to whichever one it can
|
||||
@@ -83,6 +87,11 @@ currently see.
|
||||
Any saved network can be removed again at any time via the red "X", freeing up a
|
||||
slot for a new one.
|
||||
|
||||
### 🌙 Night Dimming
|
||||
Between 22:00 and 06:00 local time, the backlight automatically dims to a softer brightness level - still perfectly readable, but easier on the eyes if the device sits in a bedroom or living room around the clock. This is separate from (and gentler than) the existing inactivity timeout dimming, which kicks in after a period of no touch input regardless of time of day.
|
||||
|
||||
Toggle it under **Menu → System → "Night dimming"**. When you tap the screen while it's night-dimmed, it wakes back up to the soft night level (not full brightness) if it's still within the night window - no sudden bright flash in a dark room.
|
||||
|
||||
## ✈️ Flight Options — every function in detail
|
||||
|
||||
All the functions below are found under **Menu → Flight Options**.
|
||||
@@ -117,6 +126,9 @@ Continuously monitors all visible aircraft for one of the three international **
|
||||
|
||||
If the device detects one of these codes, the RGB LED **blinks red rapidly** (noticeably faster/more urgent than the green proximity blink), and a flashing red banner appears in the radar header showing the callsign and squawk code. Takes priority over all other LED indications (proximity, heartbeat).
|
||||
|
||||
### 🎯 Watchlist
|
||||
Track up to **5 specific flights** by their exact callsign (e.g. `DLH441`) - unlike the Airline Filter, which matches whole airlines, this targets one specific flight. As soon as a watched aircraft appears anywhere within the current radar range, it gets a **cyan ring** on the radar and the **RGB LED blinks blue** - handy for spotting a particular flight, e.g. when someone you know is arriving. Takes priority over the normal proximity alert, but not over an emergency squawk. Menu → Flight Options → **"Watchlist"** / **"Watchlist alert"**.
|
||||
|
||||
### 📍 Location Presets
|
||||
See the dedicated section above: [Location Presets](#-location-presets) – save up to 3 fixed locations, or enter any place in the world to watch the air traffic there.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user